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Nao and his family farm

Social protection for farming families: a little help can make a big difference

Year of publication 2015

Pages 2p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The document is a comic developed within the frame of the World Food day Poster Contest 2015. The comic aims at explaining to young students the concept of social protection and help them draw a poster for the contest.

Language English

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